Financial Controller

Location: Marshall, TX

Work arrangement: On-site

Employment: Full-time

Compensation and benefits: $90k - $120k

Reports to: Integrator / Owners

IFE NDT provides specialty inspection and iron recertification services to the oil and gas industry across the Midcon, Permian, and Colorado basins. Our work includes teardown, inspection, pressure testing, rebuild, documentation, and recertification of high-pressure flowline equipment.

Our D.R.I.V.E. values guide how we work:
Dependability, Resilience, Integrity, Vision, and Ethics.

We are seeking a hands-on Financial Controller to lead financial operations for IFE NDT and affiliated entities. This person will own financial reporting, month-end close, cash visibility, AR, AP oversight, internal controls, and development of the accounting team.

Success requires sound judgment, consistent follow-through, and the ability to explain what the numbers mean. You will identify problems early, recommend solutions, and help ownership and District Managers make informed decisions.

This role includes direct responsibility for billing and collections until standardized processes, trained coverage, and an approved transition are in place. You will work closely with ownership and our CPA partners while remaining accountable for internal execution.

Financial reporting and month-end close

• Lead a documented close process with clear deadlines, reconciliations, review steps, and accountability.
• Maintain accurate general ledger, P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow reporting across multiple entities in Quick Books Online.
• Review coding, journal entries, reconciliations, and financial schedules; resolve discrepancies with the appropriate staff or CPA partner.
• Present finalized district and consolidated results to ownership, including budget comparisons, significant variances, expense trends, and recommended actions.

Cash management, budgeting, and forecasting

• Maintain current visibility into cash, receivables, payment obligations, and upcoming funding needs.
• Prepare and maintain a rolling cash forecast; compare actual results with forecasts and explain differences.
• Develop budgets and reforecasts with ownership and CPA support.
• Identify financial risks, challenge assumptions, and recommend actions before issues become urgent.

Accounts receivable

• Perform and oversee billing, aging reviews, collections, cash application, and customer account resolution.
• Verify pricing, work orders, purchase orders, and service documentation before billing.
• Establish consistent collection follow-up, dispute resolution, and escalation practices.
• Keep client billing instructions current and build a process that can be trained, delegated, and monitored.

Accounts payable and purchasing controls

• Lead and develop AP staff through clear expectations, regular coaching, and review of actual work.
• Maintain vendor records and controls over vendor setup, changes, invoice processing, and payment preparation.
• Verify authorization, pricing, applicable contracts or purchase orders, receipt of goods or services, coding, and supporting documentation before recommending payment.
• Maintain clear separation between requesting, approving, processing, releasing payments, and reconciling.
• Review recurring expenses, purchasing practices, and vendor pricing for errors and savings opportunities.

Procedures, systems, and financial controls

• Build and maintain the AP/AR framework: policies, procedures, responsibilities, approval requirements, and checklists.
• Develop detailed work instructions after the framework is established; train staff and verify that procedures are followed.
• Clarify financial handoffs across Finance, Operations, and…